The Blakebank Trust
At a glance
Key takeaways
- The Blakebank Trust places emphasis on medical, education and welfare charities and the arts, so a project in one of these areas fits its stated priorities, although its trustees have no prescriptive grants policy.
- About 8 in 10 of its 21 grants to organisations fall between £5,000 and £30,000, with a median of £10,000, so a request in that range is realistic, though its largest grant was £50,000.
- The Trust accepts applications on a rolling basis, but it does not publish an address, email or phone number for sending one, so the annual report is the place to check before writing.
- Only registered UK charities can apply, so groups that are not registered charities in the UK should not apply.
Overview
The Blakebank Trust is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1189954).
The Blakebank Trust is a charity registered in England and Wales that was established to receive and invest donations for distribution to other charitable organisations as need arises. It invests gifts to create additional income streams for distribution. Its annual giving is £362,000, and its trustees place emphasis on charities involved in medical, education and welfare activities and the arts, in line with the settlor's wishes.
What they fund
Profile based on the charity's Charity Commission register entry and annual report (year to 19 May 2025) only: no website or other web source for the charity was found. Every statement is checked against them. Sources read on 31 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The Trust receives and invests donations for distribution to other charitable organisations as need arises, seeking to generate an income stream to support other UK registered charities. The trustees have no prescriptive grants policy, but place emphasis on charities involved in medical, education and welfare activities and the arts, in line with the settlor’s wishes. Its reported recipients include hospices and health charities, a youth centre, colleges, a literary festival, homelessness and domestic-abuse support organisations, churches and faith-based organisations. Its objects allow trustees to support charities or exclusively charitable purposes anywhere in the world.
Themes
- Medical activities
- Education
- Welfare activities
- The arts
Geographic Focus
Any part of the world.
How to apply
The Trust is open to applications.
Who can apply:
- Applicants must be registered UK charities.
The charity does not publish an address, email or phone number to send an application to.
Application success factors
What the charity says:
- The trustees place emphasis on charities involved in medical, education and welfare activities and the arts, in line with the settlor’s wishes.
Where they fund
Where it says it funds
- International
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Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 21 grants in year to 19 May 2025 by size
Median £10,000 (year to 19 May 2025)
The largest grants to organisations in this funder’s latest annual report:
- Hospice of St Mary of Furness£50,000year to 19 May 2025
- The Salmon Youth Centre in Bermondsey£50,000year to 19 May 2025
- Murray Edwards College£30,000year to 19 May 2025
- Birbeck College£25,000year to 19 May 2025
- Cumbria Community Foundation£25,000year to 19 May 2025
- Cambridge Literary Festival£20,000year to 19 May 2025
- Springfield Domestic Abuse Support in South Lakeland£20,000year to 19 May 2025
- The British and Foreign Bible£20,000year to 19 May 2025
Grant examples taken from the funder’s filed accounts.
Five years of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 19 May 2021 | £853,220 | £129,621 | £120,000 | Accounts for year to 19 May 2021 |
| year to 19 May 2022 | £619,705 | £105,841 | — | Accounts for year to 19 May 2022 |
| year to 19 May 2023 | £161,093 | £126,987 | — | Accounts for year to 19 May 2023 |
| year to 19 May 2024 | £406,834 | £156,245 | — | Accounts for year to 19 May 2024 |
| year to 19 May 2025 | £46,307 | £382,718 | £362,000 | Accounts for year to 19 May 2025 |
Income vs grants paid
IncomeGrants paid
Total value each financial year
In 1 of the 2 years shown, grants paid exceeded income.
- Grants paid, year to 19 May 2021: grants to institutions, as reported on the charity register (Part B).
- Grants paid, year to 19 May 2025: the accounts do not say whether this is grants awarded or paid.
— No grants figure for that year.
Figures from the charity’s filed accounts and its register entry. The document icon links to the charity’s entry on the Charity Commission register, where its filed accounts can be found.
Sources
Registers and filings
- Annual report (year to 19 May 2025)
This profile rests on the charity’s filed accounts and register entry only, so check with the funder directly before applying.
Sources last checked on 31 October 2026.
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- Charity Commission register entryContact details as held by the Charity Commission
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No credit card required
Contact
- Charity Commission register entryContact details as held by the Charity Commission